Becoming Cliterate

Why Orgasm Equality Matters--And How to Get It

By: Laurie Mintz

Narrated by: Teri Clark Linden

Audiobook narrated by Teri Clark Linden “Fun, funny, and empowering. A must-read for people with clits, especially those who are having sex with people with penises.” - Buzzfeed A paradigm-shifting education on becoming fluent in sexual communication, the extraordinary female anatomy, and unlocking the most reliable route to satisfying, out-of-this-world sex. We’ve been thinking about sex all wrong. Mainstream media, movies, and porn have taught us that sex = penis + vagina, and everything else is just secondary. Standard penetration is how men most reliably achieve orgasm. The problem is, women don’t orgasm this way. We’ve separated our most reliable route to orgasm—clitoral stimulation—from how we feel we should orgasm—penetration. As a result, we’ve created a pleasure gap between women and men:

• 50% of 18-35-year-old women say they have trouble reaching orgasm with a partner
• 64% of women vs 91% of men said they had an orgasm at their last sexual encounter
• 55% of men vs. 4% of women say they usually reach orgasm during first-time hookup sex

In Becoming Cliterate, psychology professor and human sexuality expert Dr. Laurie Mintz exposes the broader cultural problem that’s perpetuating this gap, and what we can do about it. Pulling together evidence from biology, sociology, linguistics, and sex therapy into one comprehensive, accessible, and prescriptive book, Becoming Cliterate features:

• Cultural & historical analysis of female orgasm (spoiler: the problem’s been going on for ages)
• An anatomy section (it’s all custom under the hood)
• Proven techniques for cliterate sex (it starts with training the sex organ between your ears)
• A comprehensive final chapter for men (because you don’t have to have a clitoris to be cliterate)

By dispelling the lies, misunderstandings, and myths that have been holding us back, Becoming Cliterate tackles both personal and political problems and replaces them with updated outlooks and practical skills needed to change our collective perspective on sex. It’s time to finally inform women and men on how to have satisfying experiences in bed that benefit both parties.

The revolution is cuming—and Becoming Cliterate offers a radical, simple solution to progress and pleasure for all.

Guy review: it's good

This is a very good book about female orgasms. The author explains everything very clearly. I like that she gives concrete examples and pragmatic ways to get the big O. She also even talks about toys and masturbation. This book should be required reading as a teen.

The only star I took was because it gets repetitive. There is a chapter for men at the end that is the whole book in an hour.

The performance of the narrator was very good.

Amazing

Read from a males perspective. I’ve recommended it to all of my male and female friends

Good, but...

I'm a husband looking to better my wife's enjoyment, knowing that I have a lot to learn and explore even after 13 years of good marriage this book provided better understanding of my wife's physiology and psychology. Some components of it we're unnecessarily repetitive but the information revealed was well worth listening. The end result was one of the best nights shared with my wife that I can remember... and thanks to this book many more to come.

Eye opening

I only wish I would have learned this years earlier. Thank you for this wealth of information.

should've known...

Extremely informative, factual and timely. Should be required reading for newlyweds and older alike.